The victim, Trooper George Hare, has said that he was removing pallet debris from Route 119 when he was struck by a car Oct. 29 in East Huntingdon Township.

The victim, Trooper George Hare, has said that he was removing pallet debris from Route 119 when he was struck by a car Oct. 29 in East Huntingdon Township.

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Updated: 7:16 PM EDT Jul 15, 2015

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WEBVTT ARRIVED FOR A COURT HEARING TODAY. WHAT DID HE TELL YOU, LAURIE? REPORTER: ALBERT GANDY SAYS HE NEVER MEANT TO HIT THE STATE TROOPER LAST OCTOBER, HE TELLS ME HE SWERVED TO AVOID ANOTHER CAR THAT HAD STOPPED DEAD IN FRONT OF HIM AND NEVER SAW THE TROOPER ON THE ROAD. TODAY AFTER WAIVING HIS RIGHT TO A PRELIMINARY HEARING, HIS CASE IS NOW HEADED TO TRIAL. IT WAS AN ACCIDENT, WHAT CAN I SAY. REPORTER: 69-YEAR-OLD ALBERT GUNDI'S FAMILY SAYS IT'S BEEN A LONG EIGHT MONTHS SINCE THE NIGHT HE HIT TROOPER GEORGE HARE. THE TROOPER'S RIBS, PELVIS, LEFT KNEE, ELBOW AND RIGHT LEG ALL FRACTURED. IN AN INTERVIEW LAST FEBRUARY, HARRIS SAID AT FIRST HE DIDN'T THINK HE WOULD MAKE IT, LET ALONE EVER WALK AGAIN. I KEPT ASKING AM I GOING TO DIE, AND THEY KEPT REASSURING ME, NO, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO DIE. REPORTER: STILL ON THE MEND, HE WALKED INTO THE COURT IN MOUNT PLEASANT FOR THE PRELIMINARY HEARING IN THIS CASE. THE ACCUSED DRIVER NOW IN A WHEELCHAIR, RECOVERING FROM MAJOR HEART SURGERY. GUNDY'S FAMILY SAYS THIS WHOLE THING HAS BEEN DEVASTATING FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED. AS PROSECUTORS MOVE FORWARD, SAY THEY THE TROOPER IS TAKING IT DAY BY DAY. SOME DAYS ARE BETTER THAN OTHERS, HE STILL NEEDS ON CERTAIN OCCASIONS TO USE A WHEELCHAIR OR WALKER. BUT HE'S PROGRESSED TO THE POINT WHERE HE'S ABLE FOR A SHORT PERIOD TO USE A CANE. REPORTER: GUNDY FACES SEVERAL CHARGES, TWO OF THEM FELONIES INCLUDING AGGRAVATED ASSAULT BY A VEHICLE.